Control of microbial re-growth on iron pipes is a major challenge for water
utilities. This work examines the inter-relationship between iron corrosion and bacterial
re-growth, with a special focus on the potential of iron pipe to serve as a source of
phosphorus. Under some circumstances corroding iron and steel may produce all key
nutrients necessary for bacterial re-growth including fixed carbon, fixed nitrogen and
phosphorus. Conceptual models were examined to compare the relative importance of
phosphorus derived from bulk water versus that coming from corrosion. It seems clear
that phosphorus from corroding metal could serve to remove limitations to re-growth that
might exist in the bulk water. Includes 32 references, figures, appendix.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
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| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 12 |
| Published : | 06/17/2004 |
